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Offline lesken2011

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« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2014, 11:49:16 am »
She turned out pretty, Chris. Those are some mighty steep fades!
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« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2014, 12:04:11 pm »
Thanks Kenny! The fades are actually 4" long, that's just the handle shape your seeing.
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Offline bubby

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« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2014, 12:12:28 pm »
nice bend chris, sometimes its nice not having to fight the twist out of a bow ain't it ;) just shape scrape and shoot, I like it, bub
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #18 on: June 28, 2014, 12:14:43 pm »
Woo, that's some fancy decking :laugh:
Great looking bow, I bet she spits 'em out fast, lovely tiller nice slim limbs.
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Offline JonW

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« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2014, 12:37:19 pm »
Good looking bow Chris. I may have to try some glue up stuff.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #20 on: June 28, 2014, 01:09:14 pm »
Quote from: bubby on June 28, 2014, 12:12:28 pm
nice bend chris, sometimes its nice not having to fight the twist out of a bow ain't it ;) just shape scrape and shoot, I like it, bub

No question bub. Board type bows of any variety are much easier to wrestle into a bow. I don't think I have 4-5 hours into this bow. Doesn't mean they don't make a fine bow all the same, I love this one. I tillered the ipe blank on the floor before I glued it up. Made the blank come off the form perfectly matched and almost tillered off the saw.
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« Reply #21 on: June 28, 2014, 01:10:51 pm »
Del I should have mentioned the limbs are a parallel 1" for 6" beyond the 4" fade. Then a straight taper to the tips. Its my most slender bow so far. Quite stout for a narrow, long bow to.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #22 on: June 28, 2014, 02:19:23 pm »
Pearly
That is one of your finest bows yet !
keep shooting it and it will teach you how to be a good shot
by the way it looks much nicer than most of Howards works and thats from one of his fans, I will take Howard over Fred  any day , but then I aint from Michigan
Good job!!
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« Reply #23 on: June 28, 2014, 02:41:44 pm »
Brother... That is a fine weapon right there!... Bows like this tell me I need to step up my game.... Brian
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Offline arachnid

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« Reply #24 on: June 28, 2014, 03:35:12 pm »
WoW Pearlie, that a fine looking bow!
BTW, I must thank you for the your tip about tillering an ipe bow.
I made a shallow D belly and it worked great!

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Offline Trapper Rob

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« Reply #25 on: June 28, 2014, 03:45:10 pm »
Fine piece of work Chris.
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Offline GB

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« Reply #26 on: June 28, 2014, 03:53:30 pm »
Beautiful bow and beautifully tillered, Pearl Drums.  I'm partial to laminated board bows and this one is beyond terrific.

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Offline okie64

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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #27 on: June 28, 2014, 04:51:17 pm »
Now thats a beauty PD!  If I didnt hate messing with glue-ups so much I would have to put a Hill style on my to-do list. ;)
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Offline Marc St Louis

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« Reply #28 on: June 28, 2014, 05:41:33 pm »
Very nice bow  I would imagine that it shoots quite well.
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #29 on: June 28, 2014, 05:52:15 pm »
Man Chris. I dig that one
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